COE Program awards four-year designation for creating environments that enhance student learning and professional development

The New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing (NYU Meyers) is pleased to announce that it has earned the National League of Nursing’s prestigious designation as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education™ for 2016-2021 in recognition of its sustained efforts in “Creating Environments That Enhance Student Learning and Professional Development.”  NYU Meyers was first recognized as a COE by the NLN for the years 2012-2016. 

Schools of nursing apply for COE status based on demonstrated and sustained excellence in faculty development, nursing education research, or student learning and professional development. Health care organizations may apply in Creating Workplace Environments that Promote Academic Progression of Nurses. Applicants must also have a proven commitment to continuous quality improvement.  Through public recognition and distinction, NLN’s COE program acknowledges the outstanding innovations, commitment, and sustainability of excellence these organizations convey.

“The Rory Meyers College of Nursing is thrilled to again be recognized by the NLN as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education,” said Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean and Erline Perkins McGriff Professor at NYU Meyers.  “As a national leader in nurse education, we are committed to sustained, evidence-based, and innovative research in the field of nursing science. Our distinguished faculty work hard to ensure that tomorrow’s nurses and scientists are ready to advance our profession as interprofessional health care team leaders, as clinicians, and as educators.”

The NLN is proud to recognize those schools and organizations that are doing the outstanding work that sets them apart from others,” said NLN president Dr. Anne Bavier. “By publicly acknowledging these best practices,” added NLN CEO Dr. Beverly Malone, “We promote the preparation of a diverse, culturally competent nursing workforce to deliver safe, effective patient care in our complex, dynamic health care environment.” 

NYU Meyers is one of 15 that have achieved COE designation in 2016-2021.  The program was inaugurated in 2004 and, with this year’s awardees, there are now 56 schools and organizations that have attained COE status. 

In keeping with the NLN mission to continually advance quality nursing education, throughout the four years that awardees carry the COE designation, they are expected to be available to other applicants seeking to move their own programs toward distinction. 

This year’s COE designations are presented at the NLN Education Summit in Orlando, FL, from September 21-23, 2016. The Awards Convocation event will take place on Friday, September 23rd at 5:00pm.

About the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing is a global leader in nursing education, research, and practice. It offers a Bachelor of Science with a major in Nursing, a Master of Science and Post-Master’s Certificate Programs, a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and a Doctor of Philosophy in nursing research and theory development. http://nursing.nyu.edu/ 

About the National League for Nursing 
Dedicated to excellence in nursing, the National League for Nursing is the premier organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. The NLN offers professional development, networking opportunities, testing services, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to its 40,000 individual and 1,200 institutional members. NLN members represent nursing education programs across the spectrum of higher education, and health care organizations and agencies.